The Ultimate Super Mario 64 Iceberg (Fully Explained)

[@gmdblue]

I wanna make a pinned comment about this, but I don't know why the hell I said what I said at 1:25:08. The clear and obvious reason for the missing puzzle piece (so the pieces can move around) completely slipped my mind, and I have no idea why my brain went OCD lmao.

[@MonseTheMouse]

I was just about to say that lol

[@thalamusDecimation]

ain't no way Badger made an iceberg video

[@hummusgorilla]

LOOOL I GET IT

[@coctilecrocodile1293]

Glad to see he turned his life around and started a KZbin channel

[@lessgo5214]

hahahaha

[@IzenUniversal]

@@coctilecrocodile1293facts facts facts

[@ItsMorpHahnTime]

Bruh, why does your comment not have more likes

[@20000dino]

3:13 I’m pretty sure this entry is extremely literal. There’s a long-running joke among the Mario and gaming community as a whole about the fact that SM64 has been talked about so much to the point where there’s literally nothing else to say. Most reviews go through the same talking points, and cover the same stances (whether positive or negative). Most people reviewing the game nowadays always have to start it with the same lampshading statement: “SM64 revolutionized the game industry - but you already knew that”.

[@moonsteel_1641]

my man sounds like a kindhearted adventure time character

[@c.lagerkvist6140]

He sounds constanly dehydrated.

[@Ixitybixity]

It sounds like Mickey Mouse

[@thepicausno5561]

Just some quick additions I'd like to make Delicious Cake - Refers to unused text in the game that, when activated, just displays the word "Delicious Cake" on screen. It's unknown where this would've been used, but it probably just replaced the "Thank You" text at the end of the game 15th Puzzle Piece - The puzzle can't slide around unless there's an empty space. It has nothing to do with OCD, that's just how sliding puzzles work.

[@retroversals081]

1:10:07 - The Koopa Shoe Store refers to how after beating Koopa the Quick in Tiny Huge Island, he will mention that he spent all of his savings on "new Koopa Mach 1 Sprint Shoes," implying that the Koopas have their own shoe store with a wide variety of shoes being specifically designed for them.

[@ToiletDash]

The Luigi voice lines that you mentioned actually are not real, they turned out to be slowed down and slightly edited voice clips from Luigi from the game Super Mario Advance: Super Mario Bros. 2 and NOT from Super Mario 64.

[@gmdblue]

I was bound to get at least something wrong. Thanks for the comment

[@gmdblue]

Actually that's funny that you mention that, because there's an entry about fake luigi voice lines that I left out that for sure ties directly to that LOL

[@lucianeghina5368]

@@gmdblue вааккуккукуеыкые0=-ен0

[@Gumiey69]

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[@Periwinkleaccount]

@@gmdblue could you explain the forced mental fall entry at at 1:04:55? It’s unclear what it means.

[@MindscapeAdventure]

Hey! I’m ShadowNX720! I haven’t used that account in ages, but I’m so glad someone did a video on my iceberg it took about 2 years to fully put together (I was working on it since the OG SM64 Iceberg. I wanted to talk about a few entries or clarifications for you as well as viewers who might be interested: Tier 1: Stuff People Have Played SM64 Know Every SM64 Review Is The Same: This is a joke that refers to how KZbin reviews of SM64 are very similar in how they’re presented. So, they go over many of the same talking points and things like that (ie. The cameras bad, the game hasn’t aged all that well, but it’s still a great game type stuff). I first noticed this when a Reddit thread pointed out how they had found a review that was more unique than most. Tier 2: Average Apparition Enjoyer Other Lakitu Bro: Lakitu says that the Lakitu “Bros.” are filming Mario, however we never see this other Lakitu Brother. Delicious Cake: This is actually referring to some slightly ominous unused text in the Japanese version of SM64 that simply says “Delicious Cake” (more info on TCRF). Kicking Klepto. Some people were claiming that you HAVE to jump kick Klepto in order to get their star/Mario’s hat back. But this as you showed, isn’t true. Mirror Room Pillars: Refers to conspiracy theory that these have some alternate purpose than just being decoration Tier 3: SM64 Historian Aria: This Refers to an unused OOT model that actually has more in common with SM64’s modeling code than OOT’s, likely meaning it was from really early in development. CCM’s Theme Of Loneliness: This refers mainly to the missions in CCM, where two required stars are based around someone looking for another person. There’s also the additional baby penguin who’s origin isn’t explained and where you race in a somewhat lonely void looking area. Defeating the Mad Piano: This refers to a hilarious claim in the instruction guide to SM64 that claims you can “defeat” the Mad Piano. Losing All The Pedals In Loves Me…?: This refers to an incredibly rare Easter egg in which the flower will just lose all the pedals upon loading a new round. Koopa Shoe Store: This refers to how Koopa the Quick claimed to buy new shoes. HMC Is A Dungeon: This refers to some official rendered artwork of HMC that contains chains on the wall. Behind the Silver Door: Some people want to see what the ROOM behind the door is like. Ninja Mario: Look At Super Mario Wiki’s page on Mario Rumors for a more in depth explanation on this. Tier 4: You’re A Little Too Obsessed Donkey Kong Reference: That’s actually not what I was talking about but INCREDIBLE find. What I was actually talking about was how Monkey is misspelled as Donkey in the Level Select, likely asa nod to Donkey Kong. Cheating In The THI Race: I was actually referring to how it’s possible to use the cannon and get Koopa the Quick to call you a cheater and not give you the star, it’s really tight though. Broken Textures In RR: Refers to a platform by the ship that’s seemingly has UV Overflow (ie it looks really stretched out. “Big Boo Sound When You Kick The Bowser Picture”: Refers to a letter that was uploaded about L is Real 2401, NEScRETRO actually talks about this point in his SM64 Iceberg video if you want more information. Tier 5: Hell Racing Penguin Waypoint #27: It occurs most frequently there, because it’s missing from the code (ie it doesn’t exist, it just skips from #26 to #28. 15th Puzzle Piece: This actually refers to how if you ignore the star marker piece (which doesn’t really fit the picture there’s only 14 pieces whereas the star says 15, I kinda like your explanation a little more though…  Cannonless Depends On Star Rotation: This was actually a rumor that circulated in the early days of SM64 Speedrunning. I found out about it thanks to a Kaze Emanuar Video on old SM64 Memes. Tier 6: IT’S-A ME, MARIO… Censored Theory: Hehe… I totally didn’t get scared… totally… I should also note that every entry is a REAL mystery/glitch/theory people actually commented about, I can work with you for a follow up video if you'd be interested in that!

[@gmdblue]

Hey! This comment got held for review for some reason, so I didn't know you made a separate comment until now. Thanks for making this iceberg! I had a lot of fun putting it into video form. I wish I could've understood all of them, but I just had no way to contact you about some of them. There were 1 or 2 of them that I spent over 2 hours just trying to find any media of, like the DDD Beta Intro Text, for example. I think I did an alright job on the coverage though.

[@MindscapeAdventure]

@@gmdblue DDD Beta Intro Text is literally a mystery we know it existed because of some SpaceWorld footage but the footage cuts off before any actual text is shown.

[@SonicTheCutehog]

The Mips thing is real. The developers had at one point intended to have Mips be throwable, with unused animations existing in the game for that.

[@Chipmunkboy]

I like the part where you don't provide a source

[@SonicTheCutehog]

@@Chipmunkboy It's on The Cutting Room Floor

[@Chipmunkboy]

@@SonicTheCutehog oh, thanks

[@superdejan64]

​@@Chipmunkboyyou can also do it in the game if you haven't drained the moat, if you mips clip through the door where you would go to drain it, bring mips with you, you can swim with him, and while you're in the water with mips, if you press b there will be an animation of mario throwing him, and mips has an animation for getting up, seen nowhere else in the game

[@MishKoz]

@@Chipmunkboy There's an interview on Shmuplations where they translated a 1996 developer interview about Mario 64. Miyamoto himself basically said that they ran out of time to program the ability to throw Mips, but that he really wanted to do it.

[@Nieveria]

"every sm64 review is the same" probably refers to how samey the writing for a lot of them is. like take a shot every time someone says the words "revolutionary" or "jank camera" not to say these things aren't true, it's just like "oh wow, sure haven't heard THAT before"

[@Nieveria]

also, the reason a piece is "missing" in the LLL puzzle is because, well, it's a slide puzzle. it would NEED a piece to be "missing" in order to move

[@frenchfry_man]

1:23:35 This is actually not coincidental, but intentional. The Slider, CCM, and BOB themes all share very similar melodies because it’s the main theme of the game. You can also hear short parts of this theme in the intro cutscene, star get, and game over themes too. Mario games do this all the time, and it’s one of my favorite things about the series’ music.

[@ninjaguyYT]

I think in super Mario world, almost all the songs are the same.

[@NdieCity]

wow, it did not occur to me til just now that the game over theme uses that leitmotif!

[@clouds-rb9xt]

@@NdieCitywhat? broken englisu

[@Toohard315]

Main theme of the game? That sounds so cool

[@s0vnds]

@@clouds-rb9xt i understand it fine except the last word. Don't be disingenuous

[@PyroJiro]

Lakitu Bros. refers to the fact that Lakitu is the camera system in the game. The brother Lakitu is the one who flies in front of Mario when he first enters Peach's Castle (if Lakitu is in front of Mario, who is filming Mario from behind talking to Lakitu? The other Lakitu Brother of course lol). Theres also a signpost in I believe Whomp's Fortress written and signed by "The Lakitu Bros." that talks about camera controls.

[@19Szabolcs91]

I'm pretty sure "Aria" refers to the "Aria apparition" creepypasta related to OoT, inspired by the similar sounding "Wario apparition" from SM64. Iirc it involves some cursed NPC data being split in half between SM64 and OoT, and by doin a specific cartridge swap, you can unleash Aria into the world.

[@Awesomeness-iz3dh]

1:25:08 Have you never seen a slide puzzle before? There needs to be a missing piece so you can slide the other pieces around, otherwise there wouldn't be anywhere to slide them to.

[@gmdblue]

I was hit on the head as a child

[@itsrobert0076]

fr!!

[@brendanblair64]

Sorry if you've already been corrected on this, but the mother penguin never tries to kill Mario, that's a thing added in one of the PC ports. You can kill that baby penguin, and the mother can't do a thing about it.

[@lightningmanectric3096]

Eternal Star is considered by many to be the official name of the courtyard statue. Mario Party 1 even has a board named after it.

[@Trozone181]

Can I just say this guy sounds so much like badger from breaking bad

[@lightningmanectric3096]

@@Trozone181 Yeah, I guess you have my permission.

[@frankhyde151]

Yeah, it was disappointing to see him have no clue what he's talking about on the surface layer. :((

[@gmdblue]

Did nobody watch 3 seconds after that entry? I very clearly corrected myself afterwards.

[@frankhyde151]

@@gmdblue No, I commented as soon as I saw it. I just assumed that it being so early in the video, you'd get something so simple right the first time. Just constructive feedback!

[@loop827]

I figured out who the employee is at 1:22:40 a while back. First I need to clarify that the images of him don't appear in the retail version of the game, Shindou or not. It was in an unreleased 64dd version of the game shown at the Nintendo Shoshinkai 1996 show. I also can't share links because youtube auto deleted my first attempt. More info can be found on the tcrf website. I used a facial recognition program to find out he also appears in an Iwata Asks talking about the Wii U's chat system, where his name is Atsushi Watanabe. Multiple people share his name, so it was a bit hard to find his credits, but the most extensive list is on mobygames where he has worked both inside and outside of Nintendo.

[@skippyjej]

You sound exactly like my social studies teacher which is awesome because it feels like im in a social studies class except my teacher is just teaching a lesson about mario 64

[@The1Xking]

*ALL TIERS AND THEORIES IN THIS VIDEO ARE RIGHT HERE!!!! (With timestamps!)* 0:00 - Intro 0:05 - Game Information 0:32 - Iceberg Image (Created by ShadowNX720) *Tier 1* 1:16 - 120 Star 1:57 - Every Copy Of Mario 64 Is Personalized 2:33 - Copy Sold For $1.5 Million (On July 12, 2021) 3:14 - Every SM64 Review Is The Same 3:30 - A Button Challenge 4:08 - Eternal Star (quick film) 4:38 - Eternal Star (Actual one) 4:51 - References In Mario Odyssey 5:32 - Giga Leak Content 6:06 - L Is Real 2401 7:03 - SM64 Star Road 7:29 - SM64 Last Impact 8:02 - Yoshi After 120 Stars 8:29 - Lego ? Block Set 8:53 - 3D All Stars Controversy 9:53 - Sparkling Triple Jump 10:15 - Royal Raceway 10:34 - 0/1 Star + 16 Star 10:55 - Luigi's Casino (12+) 11:46 - Backwards Long Jump 12:15 - "So Long Gay Bowser!" 12:39 - The Unsettling Nature Of SM64 13:15 - Return To Yoshi's Island 13:49 - Purple Prizes *Tier 2* 14:36 - Mystery Goomba 15:13 - 121st Star 16:06 - SGI Content In SM64 16:43 - Super Mario 64 2 17:16 - Hanging Beneath BOB Bridge 17:33 - Bowser's Dank Rave 17:56 - Level Select 18:18 - Cannonless 19:02 - Who's Filming Lakitu? 19:27 - Game Over Screen 19:53 - Bugged Fire Texture 20:15 - Haunted Dirt Texture 20:46 - Broken Paintings 21:13 - Test Maps 21:34 - "Ghosts... ...Don't... ...DIE!" 21:49 - Blargg 22:19 - Half A Presses 23:26 - "Big Bob-Omb Is Nothing But A Big Dud Now." 23:49 - The Bowser Room 24:42 - Casares Misconception 25:16 - Yellow Cap Switch 25:40 - Bowser Broke The Door 26:20 - JRB Fog 26:59 - Other Lakitu Bro. 27:35 - Chieft Chilly Yoshi Dialogue 27:58 - Parallel Worlds 28:42 - Big Boo's Secret Laugh 29:12 - "It that Really You?" (It is spelt like that) 29:32 - "Please Walk Quietly In The Hallway!" 29:58 - Motosman 30:17 - SMB3's World 4 Is Tiny-Huge Island 30:44 - White Rabbits 30:59 - Mario 64 Is Freemason Initiation 31:51 - "Ghoul Medal" 32:40 - Toad's Literally Trapped Inside The Walls 33:16 - "delicious Cake" 33:37 - SpaceWorld '95 Demo 34:17 - Whomp King's Remains Become The Tower 34:44 - Killing Koopa The Quick 35:16 - Kaze Emanuar 35:35 - 120 Has Spiritual Significance 36:10 - Bowser Got Into The Castle With His Sub 36:29 - Gay Baby Jail 36:55 - L Is Real In OOT 37:12 - TJ "Henry" Yoshi 38:00 - Kicking Klepto 38:27 - Duplicating Mario's Hat 39:01 - RR's Village 39:21 - Skybox Islands 39:48 - "Don't become His Lunch." 40:12 - Mirror Room Pillars 40:32 - HMC Is A Sewer 40:50 - Removed Courses 41:10 - Internal Plexus Of The Castle 41:59 - Luigi Is Jesus 42:13 - Super Mario FX Rumor 42:51 - Starry Night Painting 43:26 - SMB1 Carving 43:52 - Shindou Version 44:18 - Minus World 44:47 - OOT Beta Assets In WDW 45:07 - Impossible Coin Metal Wing Cap 45:39 - Metal Wing Cap (Editor's Note) 46:00 - WT Tower 1-Up 46:12 - Dancing Flowers 46:25 - WDW Negative Emotional Aura 47:14 - Racing Penguin After 120 Stars 47:33 - "ET" In The Pyramid 47:49 - Angering The Mother Penguin 48:09 - "Ally With Info" 48:34 - Green Demon Challenge 49:15 - Cloning 49:45 - Diving Penguin 49:57 - The Black Box 50:24 - BLJing To WDW 50:53 - M25 Lives 51:34 - Unused Boo Text 51:52 - Shared Nightmares 52:26 - Peach Behind The Stained Glass Window 52:49 - Throwing MPS 53:40 - BBH Skybox 53:59 - Whomp Mistreatment 54:28: - The End Screen 54:42 - Fate Of The Wet-Dry World Town 55:10 - Small Chill Bully 55:24 - Fishing Splashing Easter Egg 55:34 - JRB Box 55:48 - Alice In Wonderland 56:30 - Yoshi Racing 56:56 - "BUP!" *Tier 3* 57:22 - Disappearing Race Penguin 58:00 - 64DD Version 58:32 - Blue Flames 58:55 - Hopper 59:08 - Muslim Mosque 59:28 - 25th Anniversary Concept Art 59:47 - Hoot's Egg 1:00:07 - TTC Upwarp 1:01:01 - Aria 1:01:23 - Miscolored Secret Slide Wall 1:01:42 - CCM's Theme Of Lonliness 1:01:58 - Textureless Mario Anomaly 1:02:41 - "Lethal Lava Trouble" 1:02:56 - NOOP Object 1:03:10 - Red Koopa 1:03:25 - Sombrero Build 1:03:52 - Transforming Butterflies 1:04:07 - Bob-Omb Racism 1:04:22 - Original Secret Slide Room 1:04:54 - Forced Mental Fall Theory 1:05:15 - Cabin Proprietor 1:05:30 - Defeating The Mad Piano 1:05:42 - 255 Coin Limit 1:06:05 - SM64 Isn't Optimized 1:06:46 - Mario Painting Skybox 1:07:07 - Losing All The Pedals In Loves Me...? 1:07:13 - Where Is The Castle Kitchen? 1:07:33 - Song Of Storms Reference 1:07:48 - Grabbing Heave-Ho 1:08:11 - Boo Key 1:08:37 - Escaping Grasp (Escaping Chuckya's Grasp) 1:09:12 - WDW Skybox In The Got Milk Commercial 1:09:32 - Black Rooms Of Death 1:09:49 - Purple Rabbit 1:10:06 - Koopa Shoe Store 1:10:28 - Square Eggs 1:10:40 - What Do Power Stars Do? (Not interpretation) 1:10:59 - Super Mario 63 ( Game link: www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/498969 ) 1:11:20 - Spring 1:11:35 - HMC Is A Dungeon 1:11:53 - Empty File Deletion Crash 1:12:09 - Oshin Animations 1:12:27 - Big Bob-Omb Is A Hypocrite 1:12:49 - Behind The "Silver" Door (Solved) 1:13:29 - 3rd JRB Ship 1:13:51 - Ninja Mario 1:14:03 - Blizzard (Or blizzard in-game) 1:14:19 - "Can You Hear The Princess Calling?" *Tier 4* 1:14:49 - Mangas 1:14:59 - Assets In NSMB (DS) 1:15:14 - Donkey Kong Reference 1:15:50 - Frame Walking Controversy 1:16:39 - Giant Red F 1:16:56 - 8th Demo 1:17:11 - Reino Adventura 1:17:28 - SSL Unused Cutscene 1:17:45 - Out Of Bounds Lava Bubbles 1:18:01 - Cheating In The THI Race 1:18:19 - BOB River 1:18:32 - Invisible Arrow Sign 1:18:47 - Monkey Time Stop Glitch 1:19:29 - Peach's Balcony 1:19:43 - Pony Canyon 1:19:52 - Yoshi Throwing Animation Glitch 1:20:08 - Yellow Pipe On Box Art 1:20:19 - Broken Textures On RR 1:20:32 - "So It IS True That There's A Monster That Eats Naughty Kids..." 1:20:50 - "Big Boo Sound Your Hear When You Kick The Bowser Picture" 1:21:05 - Backlight Toggle 1:21:21 - Who Does Yoshi Have A Crush On? *Tier 5* 1:21:37 - Defective Keronpa Balls 1:21:52 - SM64's World Is Flooded 1:22:09 - Re"U"magined Build 1:22:32 - Employee Photographs In Game Files 1:22:48 - Racing Penguin Checkpoint #27 1:23:06 - SM64 Is A Video Game Inside DKC3 1:23:34 - CCM and Slider Are The Same Theme 1:23:58 - Soundfont In Other Media 1:24:43 - Heaven's Portal 1:24:57 - 15th Puzzle Piece 1:25:30 - Mario's Face 1:25:46 - Mechanical Sound In The Waterfall 1:26:19 - Virtual Console PEGI 12+ Rating (12+) 1:26:43 - Out Of Bounds Butterfly 1:27:24 - Flooding TTM 1:27:56 - Cannonless Depends On Star Rotation 1:28:01 - Ghost In The CCM Skybox 1:28:24 - GamesMaster Incident *Tier 6* 1:29:48 - Aging Card NTR 1:30:03 - Miyamoto Questioned His Son's Intelligence 1:30:29 - Super Mario 64 2 Became SM64DS 1:30:55 Censored Theory 1:31:12 - Glitching Scene (Not a theory) 1:31:29 - Outro 1:31:47 - Patreon ( Link: www.patreon.com/gmdblue ) If I missed anything please tell me, Thanks! (Took 3 hours lol)

[@khara600.1]

Not very helpful

[@khara600.1]

lol

[@khara600.1]

But u spend ur whole life time for that comment

[@erwins_arm]

​@@khara600.1 leave

[@officaldom]

@@erwins_armno u

[@travisreberto1295]

Massive props for actually bringing up the proper origins of the Bowser room in this video. It’s rare among these iceberg videos for some reason.

[@RiceNstuff]

I REALLY hope this one hits the algorithm this is so good

[@gdminus1726]

(it certainly will)

[@MDE7008]

(it did)

[@KOINOYOKUSHIRYOKU]

I think Super Mario 64 is personalized sthick was supposed to be a way to celebrate old playground rumors we heard as kids. It sucks people now look at it as another spooky creepypasta, but I found something so special about it.

[@JarethR]

I never thought of it that way! But that's the absolute best way I've heard it being interpreted. I also find something special about that!

[@MikeVonwolkenstein]

It’s amazing how there’s still things I’m just learning about this game despite watching multiple icebergs and countless hours of KZbin videos throughout the years. Awesome vid 🔥🔥

[@ChaosSono]

I'm pretty sure the "Mario 64 Soundfont in other media" isn't that someone released it online, but that Nintendo used the same soundfont from Mario 64 in other N64 games, and sometimes it's kinda wild. A great example is the Neon Genesis Evangelion N64 game using the soundfont, which includes full (lyricless) versions of "Cruel Angel's Thesis" and "Kom Susser Todd" in the Super Mario 64 soundfont.

[@fatefatefate]

.....You *do* know that there is an interview with Miyamoto that confirmed the team had planned at some point to create an animation where you can throw Mips by the ears, right? It's not a "bullshit creepypasta" considering the president of the project himself said it

[@lilypyrope4620]

I'm extremely happy to see Star Road and Last Impact on the iceberg. They are by far my favorite mario romhacks, surpassed only by the B3313 one

[@MantaPlant]

Hey, I know you probably won’t read this, but this is one of the best and most comprehensive iceberg videos I’ve seen. The visuals are great, I also really like your inclusion of a confidence meter, it’s a nice touch… also that ending bit freaked me out more than it should have lmao.

[@Dirakiaa]

1:26:10 Please dont tell me People are so confused over hearing Yoshi walking around on the Roof...

[@mariomario761]

It's funny how the "every copy of SM64 is personalized" was a joke entry at the very bottom of the original iceberg, only to become the first entry on this one. Things truly change.

[@Red-zn5oz]

Super Mario 64 is my all time favorite Mario game, this was nothing short of a fun ride. There's nothing better than learning something new about your favorite videogame. I know it must've taken a lot of time researching each and every single entry, so thank you very much for putting in all this effort.

[@interestinghandle739]

IDK why but I love these iceberg videos and I'm disappointed that there aren't more of them

[@gmdblue]

I might make another one, but I'm not currently set on one at the moment

[@XxScaleHealerxX]

That thumping sounds for the waterfall i always believed was Yoshi up top walking around.

[@Axoltolion]

Hey, Badger. Glad to hear your doing good after Jessie went missing. I hope your staying strong in your sobriety as well

[@repentofyoursinsandbelieve629]

WOOOOOOOO SM64 ICEBERG!!!!!!!!!!

[@l33g3ndar33]

I think he's gonna be just fine. These are part of his parole agreement. He got 18 months of iceberg videos. 😅

[@AGuyOnTheInternet562]

I just joined this channel what happened

[@little_finger]

​@@l33g3ndar33 what's the lore here

[@l33g3ndar33]

@@little_finger We're just kidding around bc the creator and narrator of this video happens to sound a lot like a character known as Badger, from early seasons of the show "Breaking Bad". The character ended up getting busted for distribution of meth and ppl are just commenting or joking about what may have happened with him since. 😅

[@haroeneissa790]

I think the "every sm64 review is the same" entry refers to the fact that every youtuber tells the same story about sm64 being a revolutionary and nostalgic game.

[@SHMEGAF]

I think i can kinda get the CCM Loneliness one. The snowmans head and body are lonely without eachother. The Penguin Mother and her child are lonely without eachother and you can even argue that the race penguin might be lonely until Mario shows up to race him. Granted...this is all more just me overly grasping straws. But just my idea on why some people might think the levels theme is loneliness. If anything. I'd say the theme is more reuniting as you reunite both the snowman head and body, as well as the mother and child and even reunite with the race penguin later for the rematch.

[@connorgross3410]

53:38 you can actually throw mips, if you take him through the door that leads to the flooded passage to the pillars and take mips underwater and go to let go of him you’ll see the throwing animation

[@SleepingPepper]

Wet Dry World was definitely thrown together by an art director scrambling to make the game long enough. Miyamoto has stated in interviews that a few of the later stages were just thrown together. Wet Dry World ramps up the difficulty from the basement stages while simultaneously pioneering the water level changing mechanic that Ocarina of Time's Water Temple made infamous. All of that mixed with the somber music and out of place skybox creates the uneasy feeling we associate with the stage.

[@dotCHR]

Great video but correction on the Aria point: Aria is an unused NPC from OOT (specifically from the early Zelda 64 time in development), she's most likely on this iceberg because if i remember correctly her model is formatted similarly to how the models were made for Mario64.

[@MindscapeAdventure]

Yep!

[@Goomatora]

The thing about Aria is referring to an NPC found in the files of Zelda Ocarina of Time (which is built in the same engine as SM64 IIRC) and the creepypasta/copypasta says it’s an AI or somethin dumb like that. Aria is more of an OOT thing than it is SM64 tho

[@gmdblue]

That’s probably why I couldn’t find anything. I was using sm64 related keywords for the research, and wouldn’t have thought to look to another game

[@wanderingsystem9674]

(Vi) I'm not entirely sure on it, but I believe the Aria entry is referring to a creepypasta about an unused NPC from Ocarina of Time or something. If I remember it correctly, the way to trigger the NPC to appear in-game was to boot the console with a Super Mario 64 cartridge and then exchange it for an Ocarina of Time cartridge right after, then the personalization AI would manifest itself inside Ocarina of Time as Aria (or something along those lines, has been a while since I saw it)

[@Leandorz]

Pretty damn cool, and props to the guy that made this for taking the time to collect all this information to make this iceberg

[@Tigger4046]

About who's filming the first lakitu, in the games lore the lakitu bros from the Kingdom News Network (KNN) film Mario. So there's multiple lakitus. This information was from a guide on Mario 64 published by Nintendo.

[@infinityghost01]

“The door in the castles courtyard is Bricked Up” is not what I was ready to hear today

[@GmNdWtchr96]

Just so you know, the version of Mario 64 featured in Mario 3D All-Stars is actually heavily based on the Shindou version.

[@Chipmunkboy]

What do you mean "heavily based"? It IS. If you were to get the ROM out of the game, you'd find it's just the Rumble Pak version. The game is only patched to whatever language you set it to once you launch it.

[@Tatsh2DX]

No blj = no fun

[@jan_Eten]

振動パック対応。

[@Natalietrans]

@@Tatsh2DXnot really. Speed runners are still gonna use the original either way. Why aren’t speed runners using the pc port?

[@Tatsh2DX]

@@Natalietrans I was only saying I prefer to have the BLJ bug. Also the PC port retains the bug by default.

[@DreamerDanielsun]

1:25:47 I can’t really hear any thudding unless you’re talking about the sounds on the right. Which I’m pretty sure that’s coming from Yoshi’s footsteps. Given the fact that the sound is coming from the right instead of the left and that Yoshi does go into a cycle of walking around a little, then stopping.

[@YoshiKing9999]

27:01 if I remember correctly, in sm64ds when you enter whomp’s fortress for the first time there is text that pops up where the “lakitu bros” teach you how to sneak up on piranha plants with the touch screen. So I’m pretty sure that entry is something do with that and could maybe also be connected to the “who is filming lakitu” entry.

[@imyumalol]

lol i just clicked on this video randomly and i was shocked when i heard blue's voice! glad to see you are further expanding your skilled work. keep it up!

[@olepettersen2617]

Yo! I know the insane amount of effort you put in to these videos, and i feel like you get little back for it, so i hope you enjoy making these. Very underrated.

[@XiRevsGD]

is this a bot

[@olepettersen2617]

@@XiRevsGD No, just a very NPC-like homosapian.

[@montymole297]

I believe the "second Lakitu Bro" is referring to the fact that, when you see Lakitu, he says, "Lakitu bros., here" (plural for seemingly no reason)

[@TheCupRamen]

People probably already pointed this out but Aria refers to a cut female NPC from Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time, but she was cut so early that her model format is much closer to Mario 64 than OOT. But judging how it was low on the iceberg it's probably referring to the creepypasta version of Aria where her AI is built on the Mario 64 AI and was some dead developer or something about that.

[@isaacargesmith8217]

I assume the bowser puzzle is missin a piece so that it can move. If it were there then pieces wouldnt have an empty spot they could shift into

[@gmdblue]

Yep that too

[@haroeneissa790]

Those puzzles are very common in real life so I don't understand why some people think a piece is "missing"

[@ookami38]

This is the answer. If anything, the star platform being there was added to satisfy some random dev's OCD, I imagine it could have just been a piece too.

[@lefthandedidiot]

yea thats how they work in real life, but i don't think a lot of people have seen one in person

[@gdcalamity]

Only 50 minutes in and im loving it, this is better than a lot of your gd videos imo. While it might not get as many views as a gd video, that shouldn’t matter. All you gotta do is be proud of yourself. Keep up the good work Blue!

[@Awesomeness-iz3dh]

I think when you talked about the All Star Collection controversy, you neglected the most important aspect: it was only available for a limited time, which made it artificially scarce and pressured people to purchase it right away so as not to miss their chance.

[@Chlebqowyyyyyyyy]

15:44 The point refers to the final Bowser star that doesn't make the star counter higher.

[@jempio]

In regards to "Can you hear the princess calling?", in the Alpha version of the game, you could actually hear a Peach crying prior to entering Bowser 1 Through the trapped door

[@dezransom5051]

Textureless Mario Anomaly is both utterly horrifying and cursed to look at

[@Imirui]

The “Who’s filming lakitu” and “Who’s the other lakitu bro” I think refers to the beginning of the game. Before you meet lakitu, he sits at the castle door, and he flies up to mario to talk to him. However, he also is supposed to be filming the entire adventure, so they ask who was filming him before he took over. Alternatively, Lakitu says “Welcome to Lakitu Bros!”, a play on “Mario Bros.” This I think made them ask if there was another lakitu brother.

[@internettraveler8666]

Holy shit that’s true and now my head hurts

[@Mister86TV]

Okay, I have an explanation for "ally with info". it seems that "anything not reflected in the mirror" refers specifically to the entrance to Snowman's Land (which is actually a misnomer, as it's in fact something which shouldn't be reflected, but is), while "ally with info" refers to the fact that the Luigi painting doesn't work: It's a subtle hint to the player that the Wario painting is the one that actually works, and that in order to get to it, they need to do the previously-impossible and go behind the mirror. That text was added because those two paintings weren't there in the original game. EDIT: While we're at it... - "Koopa shoe store" refers to how Koopa the Quick mentions buying new shoes in his loss dialogue for Tiny-Huge Island. It's right there at 1:18:07. - "Behind the silver door" is about how we never actually see what's in there. If you go in again after getting the star, you just hear weird noises and Mario comes out looking unnerved. - The tune in "Donkey Kong reference" is pretty obviously also part of the melody used in the music of Bob-Omb Battlefield, Cool Cool Mountain and Tick Tock Clock (1:23:48 and 1:23:54 in particular).

[@BerserkerKong02]

I really can't watch this thing seriously when your voice sounds like badger/wedge from ff7 remake. it's not your fault man, you was born like that

[@francissanto12]

This guy sounds like badger from breaking bad

[@CmoiFlo]

1:20:19 pannenkoek did a video "Miscellaneous observations" and at one point he showed that a specific rotating platform on RR had only one side with correct textures while the rest had "broken textures"

[@MindscapeAdventure]

This^

[@pinkyoshi9339]

Cool video, one thing you could've mentioned was the origin of the bup meme, the sound originates from mario kart 64, also idk if someone else answered this, but the aria thing probably refers to a cut npc from zelda OOT that uses the same model format as mario 64

[@CsarZero]

This was a really refreshing video and actually mentioned some things i didn't know about the games. Love your content!

[@kirbycabbit]

1:07:07, YES YOU CAN LOSE ALL THE PETALS IN LOVES ME! ITS HAPPENED TO ME SO MANY TIMES! For an explanation every once in a while, when playing the minigame "Loves Me...?" when you tap a petal to start sometimes all of the petals fall off the flower, making Yoshi sad and the "Loves me not" sound plays. The game will start over afterwards.

[@defcrxwn]

1 Hour Iceberg video about my favourite game in childhood. Thank you!

[@vibezonegaming]

The reason the skybox being different in the got milk commercial is significant because “Getting to Wet Dry World Early” in that scenario means “Before the city submerged in water.” Otherwise there’s no way the entry makes sense otherwise

[@Yoshifan1219]

1:26:13 I’m positive that the “mechanical sound” you hear is actually yoshi’s footsteps as he’s walking around the roof- since he’s on the side near the waterfall on the roof, Mario is within range to hear him walking about.

[@TheDasherPodcast]

Lol You Sound Like Badger From Breaking Bad 😂

[@jasontyler1542]

I knew his voice sounded familiar!

[@MilanesaConPure]

Nice video man, never tought i see another SM64 iceberg video, hats off to you dude, after all i know how hard can be to make a long video AND keep it entertaining at the same time :D

[@Postal3isntthatbad]

Bro sounds like badger from breaking bad sitting Jesse and skinny Pete down and explains every small secret and detail and rumor of super Mario 64

[@alphabluu]

The other lakitu bro entry is in reference to lakitu stating hes from "the lakitu bros" at the beginning of the game, the word "bros" implying theres another lakitu bro and not just the one you see following mario throughout the game also the chief chilly text that was intended to be used when he meets yoshi is never seen because yoshi cant normally fight chief chilly without hacking

[@mallow2902]

Funny thing about the Lego ? Block set, the block design is the now standard design used in Super Mario Bros., NSMB, modern 3D Mario games, etc., which has the white bolts in the corners of each side, while Super Mario 64 does not use this design. SM64's ? Blocks instead have striped borders on each edge.

[@MishKoz]

Hi! This is a really good video. From one Mario 64 nerd to another, I thought I'd share some random knowledge that might shed more light onto a few things: 17:24 I don't think this is really a glitch, since the climbable ceiling thing is just a terrain type that you can set. Every surface in the game has its own terrain type. Now we don't know _why_ Nintendo set the BoB bridge, the awning above the castle front doors, and the Wing Mario Over the Rainbow clouds to be hangable, but the game _is_ working as intended lol 1:01:01 I think "Aria" is referring to a very not-good creepypasta about Ocarina of Time, where there's some person named Aria that haunts the whole game, and you have to use Mario 64 to like somehow free her from OoT. I read it ages ago but it's about as good as it sounds. 1:20:20 Rainbow Ride feels kinda unfinished in some places, and I think this is referring to that one rotating platform near the airship. It's the one that has the blue flamethrower attached to the bottom of it. If you look on the sides of the platform near the top, you'll see that only one of the 8 sides has a sort of spotted lego-like texture, while all the other sides just have vertical lines. I genuinely think this is a UV mapping error they just never fixed or even noticed, since there are like a billion other rotating platforms in the level they had to test to make sure they were in the right places and whatnot.

[@gmdblue]

Thanks for the comment! Yeah I got some things incorrect, but that just happens sometimes

[@catswillkill]

yo it's the original iceberg guy!!!!

[@MindscapeAdventure]

OMFG Mish Koz Watched A Video On My Iceberg. *Squee!*

[@Flare8295]

"Every SM64 Review Is The Same" is most likely debunking "Every Copy of Super Mario 64 is Personalized"

[@OttopiaGD]

BRO TIER 6 GAVE ME A HEART ATTACK 1:31:10

[@k4l3b04]

Same, i was watching at 2 am so it was even worse

[@Ascension721]

@@k4l3b04 4am jumpscares are the worst jumpscares.

[@lilypyrope4620]

Yes the censored entry is pretty shocking I agree

[@elreytonka]

@@k4l3b04LMAOO ME TOO

[@Jsmelly_]

THE ENDING PART GAVE ME A HEART ATTACK! you just got a new sub :)

[@SeptaGon7]

"eternal star" is so high up because its what people originally speculated the court statue to say as an alternative to the whole "L is real 2401" thing edit: nvm i just paused to comment this RIGHT before you corrected yourself LOL

[@internettraveler8666]

A ka room

[@Xpwnxage]

I've seen pretty much every SM64 iceberg video and this is by far the best, you should be proud of yourself.

[@marth2995]

6:56 "That's a delicious 😁" "Oh Mama mia 🥲" "HIE GWAHUA👶🏻"

[@vibezonegaming]

Also fun fact, you can’t walk kick with the sparkling triple jump, but you don’t take fall damage from it either.

[@gunnadahun]

Thank god you corrected yourself quickly about the Eternal Star. I almost mentally checked out right there lmao

[@c.skyrie3434]

I have to disagree with the broken paintings. I think its the game showing you "Hey look at all the places youve been to so far, youre so close"

[@Redsnowman04]

I really enjoyed this. This entertained me the whole time while cleaning my bathroom. That end part did scare the shit out of me though because since my roomies moved out of the house, I’m the only one living here and my blue tooth was cranked all the way up so….yeah 😂 overall, great video! Now let’s get ready for the Mario movie!!!!

[@GeorgeLifo]

The thudding sounds near the waterfall are actually just yoshi's footsteps on the castle's rooftop. You can hear them all the louder once you go up there and right next to him. Still great video tho!

[@chidanandachitta2009]

The jumpscare at the end ruined me

[@AaronJLong]

1:13:51 I remember ninja Mario being referenced in a joking way in an old gaming magazine in the N64 times. The entry was in a format of answering hypothetical fam submitted questions. I believe it went like "Q: How do I unlock Ninja Mario in Mario 64?" "A: I'd tell you, but then I'd have to kill you." This stuck with me because I had never heard any reference to Ninja Mario before, or since until watching this video. It was also the first time I'd heard the phrase "I'd tell you, but then I'd have to kill you" which seemed to be a very hyperbolic response to a supposed video game secret. Secrets and codes were kind of the big selling point of such magazines, though they often featured reviews and previews of upcoming games (I was so hyped for EarthBound 64 which had some coverage in one of these mags) so the idea of something so secret that not even a game magazine could let it get out sparked my imagination despite it being clearly a joke. I even wondered why they made the question about Ninja Mario as I had never heard any kind of rumors or urban legends remotely similar to that, and would imagine what Ninja Mario would be like if it was real.

[@vibezonegaming]

To point the the Lakitu Brother point, look to the official strategy guide. They made up backstory for the Lakitu in game saying he was one of the Lakitu Brothers of Koopa News Network or KNN.

[@Demokirby]

Holy cow, never knew about the diving penguin after all these years.

[@ScienTheNoob]

I'm not sure if the part at 1:07:07 is a bit or not but, losing all the flowers in the flower minigame on the 3d IS possible, it's a random chance but sometimes all the flowers will just randomly drop all at the same time, happen to young me a few times cause i always found that "minigame" somewhat cute.

[@Punykirby]

Really enjoyed this video, it talked about alot of things other icebergs haven't Here is some corrections or more details for anyone interested 3:14 I'm assuming its just how people praise the game using most of the same bullet points without adding anything new to the discussion. (They brought this up after I typed it lol) 4:18 The Eternal Star refers to the statue in the Courtyard, while some people think it says "L is real 2401" some see "Eternal Star" which would make sense considering the statue is a star. 19:03 This refers to the opening and ending cutscenes of the game, as well as the scene on the bridge, where we see Lakitu, which makes no sense if the player's POV is supposed to be of his camera. 27:00 After meeting with him on the bridge, the Lakitu says "Good afternoon. The Lakitu Bros., here" implying he has a brother, which is never seen. 34:18 This theory was spawned because Whomp King says "We build your houses, your castles, we pave your roads, and still you walk all over us." 52:52 This IS real, as it has unused code, animations, and was confirmed in an interview by Shigeru Miyamoto 1:05:30 This most likely refers to the Super Mario 64 Official Player's Guide, which states you CAN defeat the Mad Piano, despite that being impossible. 1:07:07 Most likely this is referring to a rare chance where all the petals fall off immediately. 1:13:27 Pretty sure the entry wasn't referring to the star, but what happens when you re-enter after obtaining the star, which you will hear Boos laugh, and the character groan 1:13:51 This refers to a Nintendo Power columnist who kept getting asked about a Ninja Power in Mario 64, one of his replies being "A ninja never reveals his secrets," 1:24:57 Preeeetty sure the reason the piece is missing is so the puzzle can slide around, not because of OCD.

[@picklerickshaw]

Gotta love any content from Blue Seriously though, this video was fantastic. If you wanted to prove that you can make good, long-form, non-GD content, you did, without a doubt.

[@thetommieguy]

Losing all the pedals in “Loves Me…?” is actually possible, sometimes the pedals can fall out of nowhere if you’re playing for too long

[@PBP506]

This man sounds like badger from breaking bad

[@MrBrowser1881]

Its crazy to hear people talk about Mario 64 as an era before thier time. I remember the game's release like it was yesterday, the entire gaming environment in fact. Not just documented facts, but memories. What an incredible gaming era it was.

[@vinsukun_]

Great video but the ending bit scared the shit out of me 😂

[@YoshiKing9999]

1:10:06 if I recall correctly I’m pretty sure koopa the quick mentions something about getting new shoes when racing him on tiny huge island so I think this entry is something about that. I remember it being a thing in the ds version but not sure about the original (though I’m guessing it is the same because I don’t see a reason for the dialogue to change).

[@sillykittylover]

Really enjoyed this video! I hope you do more videos in this style in the future

[@yourlocaldoomer]

1:29:26 He's right. They should make sure that both of them play the game or just remove it entirely. It being the most popular game of all time isn't an excuse.

[@Brookssssss]

You scared the shit out of me at the end 😭

[@KonroMan]

About the hanging under the BOB bridge section, since it is also in SM64DS, it might’ve been either an intentional feature, or a glitch that was kept in for the remake.